Search Results: girls only use me

For some reason the Tinder and Bumble dating apps are barely working out for me. I get matches here and there (on Tinder only, but not so much on Bumble), I almost took my dad's word for it... so I did what he said regarding the pics and I put in the bio that I'm just a chill dude looking for love, looking for a gym partner, and I got around 21 matches total but all of them were either catfishes or real ones reluctant to respond... even though I always wait a day+ to start a chat... so after about four days on Tinder I deleted the account, called my dad, he advised me not to delete it and give up because here's what he said:

that he's watched a show called "love prison" and there are relationships that started after a woman is a week to even two years silent before responding to a text message

I wasn't needy, didn't get too personal, didn't even go with the boring "h-word" greetings as my dad would have suggested I went with, but I asked questions based on bio's and attempted to play emoji character games to determine a movie and etc and still hadn't gotten a response in almost a week or forever really... but that's just Tinder. It's even worse on Bumble, I get a useless catfish match or even hidden likes that I don't even match with and that's with expanding the location to worldwide... I get no likes nearby... and here's the pics my dad suggested using (plus one I decided to use which my dad also liked)

That said I recreated my accounts on dating apps and fared even worse, still got three new-ish matches (still mostly catfish ones) on Tinder but none on Bumble... my dad suggested I wait for as long as possible but for some reason I don't believe my dad when he says that girls wait a year to respond... he said one thing that's true though and that's many girls are looking for a guy like me, I just don't know it yet

but I ended up deleting them again... even as though my dad told me not to worry about the algorithm...

I’ll just make a list:

* Smiles and waves first whenever she sees you and looks down
* Looks at you from afar but often I just catch her looking away or sits somewhere she can see you
* Chatty and bubbly and asking questions one day and quiet and not very ‘into the conversation’ the next? Like short answers, quiet etc. Also fiddling with stuff like a phone but not actually using it. Just tapping some buttons quickly and putting it down. This was when she was quiet.
* Sometimes only does a slight smile, rather than full-on belly laughing, when telling a joke or saying something in a humorous way
* Shows you photos of stuff on their phone
* Plays with hair and then turns and looks right at you (knew I was in the room beforehand)
* Tells you about some of their likes and dislikes (music, favourite weather, pets, future plans)
* Open body language - feet pointing towards me, arms aren’t folded but by her sides, sits straight
* More confident when with friends
* When talking, makes eye contact for a few seconds and then looks down or to the side whist talking and smiling a bit
* Always facing you (whole body and feet) when talking and standing

Bonus one:
* Tried to talk to me first many times in the past (but I didn’t pay much notice at the time as I was occupied with so much stuff at the time) A few of those past interactions she was fine talking and others she was quiet.

^ This above one makes me think she’s liked me for a while and usually, I’d imagine a introverted girl or a shy girl wouldn’t try to get a guys attention anymore than twice before giving up. She’s tried like… 6 times since October last year.

FYI - I’ve already gotten past the approach barrier and we’ve spoken a few times recently for about 25 minutes each time.

Any input is welcome and thank you in advance girls and guys!

I dont know why, but ever since I moved out of my old place due to moisture, women have been stroking their hair when they look at me; this used to only happen the day my hair was washed; at my old place the moisture meant it went horrible overnight - this isn't the case at my new place. But then I'm left with the question...

Why do women touch their hair now when they see me? ... on the train, behind the counter, at work, in the street. Does it mean they like how I look, and if so, how am I meant to respond? Or should I respond at all? (So far I haven't).

I dont have much experience with women. Especially with how things have gone; the only date I've been on (or rather, was invited on) was with a crazed Canadian woman [the full stereotype], and The One I was infatuated with lead me on - only to gently let me down when I caught feelings... first breakup I guess? But at least I now know my type. She was perfect ;(

Is the hair stroking/twirling flirting? And what over gestures should I look out for?